The live version of Sweet Jane from Lou Reed’s “Rock And Roll Animal” is one of the best things ever recorded.
WAAAAYYY ahead of their time. Even today, there are not many acts with that sound. Hard to believe it was 1967.
They (and Iggy & The Stooges) paved the way for Alternative Rock (Talking Heads) NY punk (Ramones), Glam Rock (NY Dolls), UK Punk (Sex Pistols, The Clash), and eventually California punk (punk’s downfall, IMO).
CBGB was closed by the time I was old enough to go. Bummer.
Thanks for posting.
We are taking a walk on the wild side over here!!!
In college, we had a Lou Reed poster with the caption: “WANTED. Lou Reed. For turning an entire generation of Americans into faggot junkies.”
Reed rocks out, but is a bit one-note overall. John Cale is just simply a genius. An unbelievably enthralling performer, on piano or guitar.
The one time I really loved Lou Reed was when I saw him at a singer/songwriter show at The Bottom Line. I sat in the very first row, and Reed was on the stage with Roseanne Cash, Luka Bloom and David Byrne. They each introduced one of their songs, told how/why they wrote it, and then performed it. The others would join in if they were moved. The last round, each of them had to pick a song by another writer and sing that. Lou was last, and with no introduction he just started singing "Tears of a Clown" a cappella. The crowd sang the chorus and Lou just stopped, said "Thank you all. Goodnight." and that was the end of the show. It was cool.
Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2010 12:27:04 PM by ConservativeStatement
Tuli Kupferberg, a founding member of the New York underground rockers the Fugs, has died at age 86.
Kupferberg died Monday in a Manhattan hospital, according to his friend and bandmate Ed Sanders. He had suffered several strokes in the past year.
Sanders, owner of the Peace Eye Bookstore in New York, joined with beat poet Kupferberg and drummer Ken Weaver to form the group in 1964.
They were among the first underground rock bands and paved the way for groups such as the Mothers of Invention and Velvet Underground. The Fugs were strong supporters of the anti-war and protest movements of the 1960s.
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